I definitely agree with Ray Park as Snake Eyes, he does silent martial arts type perfectly, I think I would go with someone different for Scarlett as well, not really sure who though. Willem Defoe or Gary Oldman as Cobra Commander would work for me, and Gerard Butler as Destro, finally an actor that could portray him with the proper scottish accent.

i read that Jessica Biel is gonna be Cover Girl, does anyone know if this is true or not? personally i can totally see her pulling it of but i don't want to get my hopes up if this is just another rumor

What about Kate Beckinsdale as Scarlet, just with dyed hair? As much as I love Jovovich, no.

I'm guessing the use of Willem Dafoe is because of his villianous stint as the Green Goblin in Spiderman Whatever. I'd go for Gary Oldman myself. I'm not even going to LOOK that list. I'd rather a bunch of semi-unknowns with a few old-skool stars than a bunch of mid-carders. Transformers was perfect in that way, yah?

Unless they cast Frank as himself, then I'm not going to see it! :D

I'm wondering who shot that down? Hasbro or Hollywood? With Hasbro's decisions as of late, I wonder who is the worst one for this project to be micro managed by.....Hasbro or Hollywood! They totally need to give this to someone who has a love of GI JOE, not some Liberal Hollywood mamby-pamby or those "Is there a buck in it for us?" Idiots at Hasbro. Hell, before this is over, I see GI Joe as a cross dressing international peacekeeping force who gives kids balloons and defeats the baddies of cobra with "Care-Power" ala Care-Bears.

This sucks!

I don't know about playing me, but I honestly think I would totally rock as MAinframe......besides, I know the Tech lingo and at 6" 1' 201 lbs and soon to be 40 years old, I fit the bill to a "T".

Old, fat, nerdy and tough as nails!;)

I can't post a comment on this site......Could someone cut and paste the following?:


Mr. Mitchell (Jason),

Just FYI, the Warthog is actually a shortened version of the Marine AAV-7A1. The M113 is the same size as the warthog, but the shape is too boxy there are no upslopes on the frontal Armour of the M113 as there are on the AAV.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibious_Assault_Vehicle


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M113

Respectfully,
Frank Nash, GySgt USMC

Man, it's not even worth wasting the time on trying to correct this guy. It's just an armchair mook who thinks THOSE people would be best in the various characters.

Here it is official, sort of, Ray Park is our favorite ninja, Snake Eyes. :D


http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6575

25th line news and gossip
 

thought we needed a place to gossip and post news on the 25th. i mean we have a bash the 25th, so why not. this would be a good thread to post new pics of new figures instead of people(like me) starting a new thread for ever new set of pictures that come out.

first thing is these
http://hasbro.com/GIJoe/default.cfm...97FFDE6D11D0301

some battle dios hasbro has. im wondering if maybe the gun could possibly be something to look forward to in the future.

anyone herd any rumors, post them. im like my great aunt whne it comes to gossip about G.I. joe

okay first off awsome idea :D , now one thing i've heard is that the vehicles coming as the Target exclusives will be retooled to fit the 25th Joes( at least the AWE Striker will be) not very new news but hey it's news right?

The first wave of Comic packs have hit! Northeatern area mostly. PA and NY so far. I heard it first on the Tank and now TNI. Happy hunting!!! I can't wait to rescue Doc!!! :D

Those are the best Dio shots Hasbro has put out in 20 years! Front page news here!

Apparently, Larry Hama will be writing up the comics for the comic packs. Check out who is coming!!!

Comic Packs


And I guess Ray Park has been cast as Snake Eyes for the GI Joe movie.

More Movie News
 

As posted on superherohype.com, and Latino Review, Storm Shadow and Scarlett have been cast. Korean star Byeong-Heon Lee will be playing Storm Shadow, and Rachel Nicols (Alias, P2) as Scarlett

I checked out images of both, better casting, looks wise than Sienna Miller as the Baroness, let's just hope they have some semblance of acting skills.

Much as I hate to say it, I may have to buy a dozen or so of those retooled Bat V1's.....

God, I hate myself......:(

That's good news! I look forward to a classic Serpentor and a V1 B.A.T. Quick Kick also sounds like a winner to me. The more figures from '85 the better! Hope we don't have to wait too long Iron Grenadiers though. An IG Destro without Grenadiers is somewhat pointless. I'm anxious to see who else is instore. Recondo is #1 on my list right now.

Scarlett and Storm Shadow cast!! Actress Rachel Nichols from alias has been cast as Scarlett and Korean soap actor Byung-Hun Lee has been cast as Storm Shadow, i'm excited because unkowns mean that we'll focus on the character and not the actor so much :D

I wouldn't be entirely surprised if Hasbro doesn't just frankenstein the movie figures and give 'em a new coat of paint. I assume they'll be 25A style too.

More Confirmed for G.I. Joe
Source: The Hollywood Reporter December 20, 2007


The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Rachel Nichols (P2, "Alias"), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ("Lost") and Said Taghmaoui (The Kite Runner) will join Sienna Miller and Ray Park in Paramount's live action film G.I. Joe.

Stephen Sommers is directing Stuart Beattie's latest screenplay draft based on the popular Hasbro action figures, comic book series and Saturday morning cartoon. That cartoon featured military soldiers fighting a terrorist group called Cobra, with characters like the mute ninja Snake Eyes (Park) on the side of the good guys.

Nichols will play Scarlett, a skilled martial artist who specializes in hand-to-hand combat and counterintelligence.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje will play ordnance expert Heavy Duty and Taghmaoui will play Breaker, the team's communications specialist.

Miller will play the Baroness, known for her espionage skills.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Hasbro's Brian Goldner are producing with Sommers and Bob Ducsay. The film is scheduled for an August 7, 2009 release.

Nice.....it will be interesting to see how Said Taghmaoui pulls off Breaker.

All American Team
 

Seems like this all-American team is a bunch of Europeans. Maybe somewhere in our population of 300 million people we could find suitable actors. Maybe the team should be based out of Brussels.

I hope to god that is true and they hit Virginia HARD!!!


Hopefully the only thing they change on firefly is the size of the grenades and packs on his web gear.

And Shorten the neck along with some different style legs.... :D :D
lets not get to hopeful.

What the frak is Destro vs Grenadier? Wouldn't it be more accurate that it would be Destro & Grenadier?

Cobra Commando (or is that Commander) vs Tripwire? I suppose if these are written by Larry Hama, then maybe we have to throw old continuity out the door. Until someone gets these packs, they'll have to let us know if the comics are relaunch of the universe Hama wroteded.

The thought of getting a Falcon and Tripwire are awesome. Hasbro musta been reading my babblings over on JBL seeing how I tend to plug those 2 figures many times. ;) Oh, and you guys DO know that some of the figures being released in 2-pack form is on purpose, right? I read somewhere that Hasbro doesn't believe they can sell a single pack (insert name here) so they'll do it in a double instead. In a way, that's not the worst way to sell a figure that might warm the pegs. Perhaps Hasbro DID learn something about the 2-pack era! Better value in the end, isn't it?

yeah, i had guessed this. for example, scarlett and hawk. its a smart way to sell another scarlett just to get a hawk, which i want but will not buy. i mean i have scarlett and there is another one coming out in 08. i wonder if hasbro will bring out all the comic packs in single packs, or just some.

I don't honestly know how it will play out. I WANT Hawk am willing to buy another Scarlet (which I'd just give to a friend or Kody). Hasbro's POV is that Hawk wouldn't sell on his own. It's cool for us to get a figure like that but why not do the Torch/Ripper idea? Like, Maybe Hawk and Steeler together?

I was already having a great Christmas, and finding out we're getting a new Falcon figure just made it better :)

Most of the others are pretty cool too, but another Duke, Storm Shadow, and Cobra Commander? :mad: I might pass on those, but a new Red Star would be cool.

More Movie Casting
 

:eek: Marlon Wayans Recruited for G.I. Joe
Source: Variety
January 7, 2008


Marlon Wayans has signed on to play Ripcord, leader of the military unit in Paramount's big screen G.I. Joe. adaptation, says Variety. :confused:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in negotiations to join the tentpole pic, which is based on the American soldier action figure created by Hasbro.

The war-themed story is set 10 years in the future. Stuart Beattie wrote the screenplay, while Paul Lovett & David Elliot and Skip Woods contributed earlier drafts.

The Stephen Sommers-directed film is set to start shooting next month in Los Angeles. Rachel Nichols, Sienna Miller, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Said Taghmaoui have already joined the cast.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who produced the Hasbro-based hit Transformers, is producing G.I. Joe. alongside the toy giant's Brian Goldner.

Paramount will release the film on Aug. 7, 2009.

Y'know I was kind of thinking of giving this movie a chance, but, come on, Marlon Wayans ????. Ripcord as the leader of the Joes?????? What happened to Hawk, Duke, or Flint, these guys were the de facto designated leaders. I don't think this will be another Transformers.

I'm sure that MUST be a mistake of whoever wrote that article.

i thought they casted mark whalberg as duke?

Mark Whalberg was in negotiations, but fell through.

I really hope they are wrong about a Wayans brother for this movie.

holy cow what happend to duke , hawk , flint , beach head come on , this movie casting sucks....

DON'T WORRY! I'm sure it'll get much worse before it's through! ;)

we should really just wait and see what happens with this movie, they're still casting and principal photography hasn't even begun yet, let's wait till all the cast members have actually been announced before we start freaking out :D

just read that he will not be playing ripcord in the movie but instead will be..Cobra Commander :confused: i no longer take anything that is said online seriously, i mean this is whack people i'm just gonna wait until all the casting is done and they announce who will play who in the flick